​Happy Elijah Mitchell Week! This is when you'll start to find out whether you made the right move in paying up for the 49ers rookie back ... or staying away from him. We have some thoughts on the San Francisco backfield, Brandon Aiyuk and the overall matchup in a game we're not sure Vegas has right. We'll also talk:

-- Ezekiel Elliott (of course)

-- ​Ryan Tannehill and the Tennessee offense

-- ​some upside wideouts for Week 2

-- ​and a big-name TE we disagree on for the weekend

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​A lot has happened since the last time the Deep End boys were together on the pod. Most importantly, they just got back from Mike's 1st trip to draft FFPC leagues in Vegas. He and Adam are recapping action on and off the field, as well as looking ahead to waivers.

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​Later this year, we might have to figure out how to fit the studs we want in our FanDuel lineups. That's not this week. The beginning of the NFL season means role uncertainty and mis-priced players. So we're trying to stack upside here and score as many points as possible. (Duh.) Does that mean paying up for 3 RBs? Is it time to buy a top-shelf QB? Is Travis Kelce a must? We'll be addressing all those questions and hitting on plenty more in this efficient rundown.

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Value plays are always fun to pick out for a DFS slate, but how many of them do we really need this week? NFL Week 1 finds many players across positions priced under where they're likely to be for most of the year, and we're pointing as many of them out as we can. That, of course, leaves room to fit some high-ceiling, high-priced studs into your lineups. So we're highlighting the top picks on that front as well. You already know Matt and Jared from the podcast -- and other places around the site -- but new to our DFS lineup is experienced player Mitch Carl. And he's bringing the heat right away.

​Check out Jared's cash-game picks for Draft Kings. Play around with the Lineup Generator. And join the FREE Draft Sharks Discord.

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The 2021 NFL season is finally upon us, and that means it's time to set our 1st fantasy football lineups of the year. Which injury situations threaten to shape our decisions? Which players should we worry about even if they turn up active? We're looking at some tight ends who could immediately outperform their draft positions. We're sorting out the rookie receivers, figuring out who's worth starting. And we're already pondering who might be worth starting above a couple of stud QBs facing difficult matchups. Listen in as we go game by game through the whole league.

(​Note: We recorded this before Thursday's Gus Edwards injury.)

Check out our full Week 1​ rankings. And join the FREE Draft Sharks Discord.​

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​The FFPC Terminator Tournament adds a wrinkle to your traditional season-long format by forcing you to dump a player every week. How does that change your draft-day strategy? Adam Krautwurst and Louie Gee look back on a recent draft to discuss just that.

Check out our full rankings for the season and Week 1. And join the FREE Draft Sharks Discord.​

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​We brought Josh Norris on this podcast to talk about some of the key movers up and down the ADP boards in recent fantasy football drafts, but the discussion predictably went much further than that. We talked about ...

• the effect of early WRs rising in summer drafts
• whether the RBs boosted by injuries have moved up ​far enough​
• who just might be the top TE buys
• and whether we're being unfair to Trey Lance.

You'll want to listen to the whole show before your next draft.

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We're in the thick of draft season right now. This is where you lay the base for your championship season. So we're going round by round through our ideal draft approach. We'll start with the preferred Round 1 draft position, talk about the landscape of Round 2 and then hit on our favorite targets for each round right up to the double digits. Then we'll sprinkle in our favorite late-draft sleepers for dessert. You'll want to listen to this before your next fantasy football draft.

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​The Sony Michel trade altered the outlook for RBs in both L.A. and New England. Travis Etienne's season-ending foot injury shot James Robinson up draft boards. We're starting this episode by breaking down both situations, and we brought in John Daigle of NBC Sports Edge to help. We're also digging into what the playing time and usage numbers through 2 weeks of preseason contests should mean for your fantasy football drafting as the regular season approaches.

Here's the rundown:

Taking what the draft gives you ... 00:47

Sony Michel trade ... 6:20

The loss of Travis Etienne ... 19:26

Tua and the Dolphins WRs ... 26:09

Miami backfield ... 30:20

Antonio Gibson wishcasting ... 34:44

Bills backfield ... 40:14

Jets backfield ... 42:47

Teddy Bridgewater and the Broncos receivers ... 45:35

Corey Davis' big preseason ... 49:47

Terrace Marshall's impending breakout? ... 54:35

Trey Lance vs. Justin Fields ... 1:01:51

Marquez Callaway ... (and Rondale Moore) ... 1:06:02

How to treat Michael Thomas ... 1:13:49

Chris Godwin vs. Tyler Lockett vs. Cooper Kupp ... 1:16:40

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Our guy Kevin English picked from the 11th spot in Monday night's FFPC Main Event draft. He opened with Darren Waller, but where did things go from there? And what about the rest of the league? We're talking about builds, specific picks, rising and falling players, and what Jared can expect in his upcoming Main-Event draft.

Check out our full 2021 fantasy football rankings. And join the FREE Draft Sharks Discord.​

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• Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
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• Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
  We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
   
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• Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
  We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system.